The state of customer experience in hospitality

October 16, 2016

In the hospitality industry, where “experience is the product,” the ability to deliver excellent customer experiences is the only path to overall business success. If you’re a leader at a hotel, casino, airline, restaurant, car rental agency or other hospitality company, you intuitively know what’s at stake.

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The travel industry is at an inflection point as it recovers from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The confluence of a shift in consumer mindset, recognition of travel and tourism as an economic driver, and more robust acknowledgment on Wall Street of compatibility between profit and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards, creates the optimal time to focus on a more sustainable future.

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The future of hospitality

whitePaper | February 1, 2022

The global hospitality sector has been hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis. Restaurants, hotels, casinos, and sporting venues have stood empty for months as governments and public health authorities acted to contain the spread of the coronavirus. These organizations moved swiftly to mitigate the impact on their business, furloughing staff, reducing costs, pivoting online, and more, until given the green light to reopen.

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whitePaper | November 10, 2019

There’s nothing like a face-to-face meeting for getting results. But when you or your employees travel for business, the long hours, coupled with being constantly on the go, can leave you feeling tired and unmotivated. Meanwhile, being out of office means you can easily get behind on your to-do list, and have to work even harder on your return in order to catch up. So how do you maximise your productivity while travelling, while minimising the disruption to your day-to-day workload? Here are our top tips:

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whitePaper | August 3, 2021

The travel industry is finally on its long-awaited road to recovery — U.S. travel restrictions are easing for vaccinated individuals and international travel is resuming in higher numbers. While leisure travel intent for this summer looks promising, less than one-third of travelers have solidified travel plans by booking their full trips. Uncertainty surrounding vaccine coverage, infection rates in various areas, and quarantine mandates continue to keep prospective travelers vigilant. With a slew of trips still not fully booked, hotels and airlines can tailor their strategies to consumers’ preferences to influence their decisions. This white paper explores what recovery looks like for the hotel and airline sectors, analyzes consumer trends and how to increase their comfort in travel, and examines the post-pandemic staffing situation in the travel industry. Readers will also learn about: Consumers’ travel budget plans Why digital nomads are a lucrative market How Salesforce can assist with mitigating staff shortages and scheduling Features travelers appreciate in public and private lodging accommodations

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Customers’ trust is TravelPerk's most valuable asset. Protecting customers’ personal data is pivotal to upholding that trust. The purpose of this document is to provide customers and potential customers with transparency as to the practical measures which TravelPerk takes to comply with global regulatory requirements.

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whitePaper | January 5, 2020

The US travel space is rapidly changing. Driving this disruption are three major trends that go hand-in-hand: personalization, early stage consumer acquisitions, and mobile. Personalization is the biggest trend in travel. As of 2017, 57% of US travelers felt that brands should tailor their information based on the personal preferences or past behaviors of consumers. Google and other industry tech giants, like Facebook and Amazon, have been leading this charge through earlier, customized consumer acquisitions. The use of mobile has been paramount in the personalization of travel sales. Mobile also serves as a key platform in early customized consumer acquisitions, experiencing a 50% uptick in travel-related questions stemming from smartphones.

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Providing South Africans with travel tips, news, giveaways and deals on flights, holidays, cruises, tours and more! Visit a store, email us, book online or call 0877 40 5018. We guarantee never to be beaten on price, have the widest choice of flights plus add-on travel product, will respond to your enquiry immediately and get your travel arrangements right every time.

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